The curricula for preparing music specialists has remained largely unchanged for decades. In this time, most professions have moved toward preparing specialists while the music education profession has moved toward preparing generalists. The author examines how this is unrealistic and out of touch with the times and the future. Furthermore, the…

Media specialists today are required to use more and more technology. Their responsibilities encompass everything from repairing overhead projectors to administrating an entire library's automated system. These responsibilities are in addition to working with students on research and information literacy, making book selections, and collaborating…

Reasons school psychology students choose to pursue a specialist or a doctoral degree were examined. A survey was mailed to 350 school psychology students whose names were provided by the National Association of School Psychologists. Survey items were subjected to a principal components analysis and scores from the resulting 10 scales were…

Formerly incarcerated adolescents with disabilities face additional barriers to a successful transition to adulthood when released from the youth correctional facility often with societal expectations of transitioning directly to adulthood. Employment and post-secondary enrollment may serve as protective factors and reduce the likelihood of future…

Research has identified certain comprehension strategies that seem to work in an optimal manner to increase the reading comprehension of K-12 students. However, little evidence exists about whether teachers use identified, research-based strategies when teaching. In view of the critical nature of literacy achievement for diverse populations and…

This paper describes the role of the school-based mathematics specialist of the Project IMPACT (Increasing the Mathematical Power or All Children and Teachers) whose primary purpose is to design, implement, and evaluate a model for primary mathematics instruction that will enhance student understanding and support teacher change in predominantly…

This information brief describes problems involved in scheduling elementary-school specialist teachers and offers suggestions for resolving them. Poor scheduling results in fragmented classes, unequal distribution of instructional time, and lack of common planning time. Poor scheduling is usually due to lack of congruence between school mission…

The author discusses ways to improve the training of economists at the university level. (Author/RM)

Makes predictions, based on a recent Delphi study, of the future of school media programs. (PF)

A review of two types of studies; those in which media were added to conventional instruction, and those in which media replaced conventional instruction. The studies were selected to help the media director justify media programs. (Author)

Surveys and critiques existing approaches to the study and teaching of the art of films. (CH)

This paper discusses a number of factors that an editor should consider when publishing a state library/media journal, using examples from the production process of the Ohio Media Spectrum (OMS), the official journal of the Ohio Educational Library/Media Association. These examples have been selected to illustrate the various points: (1) selecting…

A series of studies examined the effects of biofeedback and relaxation on performance of learning disabled (LD) students. In study 1, 114 LD students received a randomly assigned treatment combination twice a week for 6 weeks. Four individual treatment components included electromyographic biofeedback monitoring, handwriting practice, prerecorded…

A child care worker presents her views on what and what not to do in caring for children in institutions. The role of the worker is discussed, along with certain characteristic traits. (EK)

In the form of a "letter to his son," the author takes a long, hard look at the instructional developer. (Author)